Christian Moderns: Freedom and Fetish in the Mission Encounter Volume 1
(Part of the The Anthropology of Christianity Series)
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Across much of the postcolonial world, Christianity has often become inseparable from ideas and practices linking the concept of modernity to that of human emancipation. To explore these links, Webb Keane undertakes a rich ethnographic study of the century-long encounter, from the colonial Dutch East Indies to post-independence Indonesia, among Calvinist missionaries, their converts, and those who resist conversion. Keane's analysis of their struggles...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520246527
ISBN13:9780520246522
Release Date:January 2007
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:336 Pages
Weight:0.79 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.0"
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